期末满分冲刺预测卷02(译林版2020-江苏专用)(原卷版).docx

2022-2023学年高二下学期期末满分冲刺预测卷02
英语
（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）

注意事项：
1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
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3．回答第Ⅱ卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
4．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分 听力（共30分，略）
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分 50 分)
第一节 (共 15 小题，每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A 、B 、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Most of the 60,000 emergencies that the Red Cross responds to each year are local, personal disasters like home fires. They may not make the news, but we know they are just as devastating (破坏性) to the families affected. So join us to answer the call when your neighbors need help.
Trained and available, Disaster Action Team volunteers are ready to respond to these emergencies, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. From offering a shoulder to cry on to meeting any immediate needs for shelter or supplies, to connecting people with long term recovery services, our volunteers ensure that families don’t have to face tough times alone.
Disaster action team volunteers share these qualities, life experiences and skills:
• Team spirits
• Tender hearts
• Disaster response experience
• A command of two languages
• Calmness and patience during stressful situations
• Availability and flexibility for at least 4-6 hours per week
Disaster Action Team volunteers help local families cope with emergencies.
Home fires and other disasters can occur any time, any place. As a Disaster Action Team volunteer, you’ll provide emotional support, financial assistance, and information to help families begin the process of recovery. After your initial training, your shifts will include responding to emergencies within 2 hours, night or day, rain or shine, either on the scene or acting remotely to provide immediate care. With experience and further training you can take on leadership to have a wider impact.
Note: the volunteer positions available to you will vary depending on your location and the needs of your local community.
21．What is the duty of a Disaster Action Team volunteer?
A．Train residents on safety awareness.
B．Give permanent support to the victims.
C．Help people handle emergencies at any time.
D．Guide other volunteers to take instant action.
22．What is required of a Disaster Action Team volunteer?
A．The ability to stay cool. B．Outdoor survival skills.
C．Oversea learning experiences. D．Serving 4-6 hours monthly.
23．Where might you read this article?
A．In a newspaper. B．In a magazine.
C．On a website. D．In a brochure.
B
At the news of the Queen’s death, one realization jumped out at me: Her Majesty was an enthusiastic collector of stamps. She’d picked up the hobby when her grandfather George V passed his precious albums down the family tree, so did my grandpa. This got me thinking about how few “collections” I keep myself.
However, when I was complaining to my wife about how odd it is that I don’t collect anything, she sighed and gestured behind me at the fridge freezer. At first, I thought she just wanted me to shut up and get out of the way. As indeed she did. But then I looked at the fridge doors she’d been pointing at, and suddenly I saw — as if for the first time — that I own 57 fridge magnets (冰箱贴). How odd it is to have spent 20 years combing through souvenir shops for fridge magnets without once being aware that I was making a “collection”! I guess it’s because fridge magnets are, seemingly, so small and silly that they don’t seem worthy of serious attention. Particularly my ones, as I have a preference for the cartoonish and humorous: There’s even a starfish with sunglasses on, but could any of these fairly be named a “collection”?
However, for me, they are priceless and I’d happily hand over another couple of hundred pounds for them, as they hold so many memories. Some even include photos of me, like the one from my first vacation overseas, easily calling up past memories, youth and enthusiasm, like the Radio 4, one I bought at the BBC shop just because I was so proud to work in the building and the magnets of Oregon woodland creatures, which I purchased just for the receipt. By no means is this a collection my grandchildren will want. But isn’t that the best kind of collection to have?
24．What’s the function of the first paragraph?
A．To show grief for the Queen’s death.
B．To describe the setting of the story.
C．To show respect for his dear grandpa.
D．To introduce the topic of the article.
25．What do we know about the magnets?
A．These magnets were collected easily.
B．These magnets are really pricey.
C．To me, these magnets are invaluable.
D．The magnets I preferred are tailored.
26．What is the tone of the article?
A．Critical. B．Instructive. C．Indifferent. D．Doubtful.
27．What’s theme of the article?
A．Great minds often think alike.
B．Collecting is a good hobby for all.
C．It is memory that matters most.
D．Collecting genes exist in my family.
C
When you were trying to figure out what to buy for the environmentalist on your holiday list, fur probably didn’t cross your mind. But some ecologists and fashion (时装)enthusiasts are trying to bring back the market for fur made from nutria(海狸鼠).
Unusual fashion shows in New Orleans and Brooklyn have showcased nutria fur made into clothes in different styles. “It sounds crazy to talk about guilt-free fur-unless you understand that the nutria are destroying vast wetlands every year”, says Cree McCree, project director of Righteous Fur.
Scientists in Louisiana were so concerned that they decided to pay hunters $5 a tail. Some of the fur ends up in the fashion shows like the one in Brooklyn last month.
Nutria were brought there from Argentina by fur farmers and let go into the wild. “The ecosystem down there can’t handle this non-native species(物种).It’s destroying the environment. It’s them or us.” says Michael Massimi, an expert in this field.
The fur trade kept nutria in check for decades，but when the market for nutria collapsed in the late 1980s，the cat-sized animals multiplied like crazy.
Biologist Edmond Mouton runs the nutria control program for Louisiana. He says it’s not easy to convince people that nutria fur is green, but he has no doubt about it. Hunters bring in more than 300,000 nutria tails a year, so part of Mouton’s job these days is trying to promote fur.
Then there’s Righteous Fur and its unusual fashion. Model Paige Morgan says，”To give people a guilt-free option that they can wear without someone throwing paint on them-I think that’s going to be a massive thing, at least here in New York.” Designer Jennifer Anderson admits it took her a while to come around to the opinion that using nutria fur for her creations is morally acceptable. She is trying to come up with a label to attach to nutria fashions to show it is eco-friendly.
28．What is the purpose of the fashion shows in New Orleans and Brooklyn?
A．To promote guilt-free fur.
B．To expand the fashion market.
C．To introduce a new brand.
D．To celebrate a winter holiday.
29．Why are scientists concerned about nutria?
A．Nutria damage the ecosystem seriously.
B．Nutria are an endangered species.
C．Nutria hurt local cat-sized animals.
D．Nutria are illegally hunted.
30．What does the underlined word “collapsed” in paragraph 5 probably mean?
A．Boomed. B．Became mature. C．Remained stable. D．Crashed.
31．What can we infer about wearing fur in New York according to Morgan?
A．It’s formal. B．It’s risky. C．It’s harmful. D．It’s traditional.
D
Like many people, public speaking once filled me with a sense of fear. As a writer, I felt much more comfortable expressing myself on the page, rather than from central stage. Strangely, I found that the feelings of anxiety were perfectly tolerable. Meanwhile, I tried my best to contain the feelings as I assumed that I’d be judged negatively for any non-verbal(非言语的) signal that showed my lack of confidence. I bet you must have had the same experience as me!
However, according to a striking new study, these concerns may be unreasonable. Jamie Whitehouse, a researcher at Nottingham Trent University in the UK, has shown that visible signs of stress are often appealing, making others like us and treat us warmly.
In 2021 Whitehouse found some initial evidence supporting this idea. Observing a group of 45 rhesus macaques( 恒河猴) in Punta Santiago Puerto Rico, he found that individuals tended to show more nervous scratching when they were around higher-ranking individuals and relative strangers with whom they did not already have a strong social bond. And that, in turn, seemed to change the nature of the interaction -- resulting in gentler behavior from the other monkey.
Inspired by this finding, Whitehouse decided to test whether humans displays of stress might also change individuals’ responses to us -- perhaps through a heart-warming response.
Whitehouse’s team first asked 23 participants to undergo the “Trier Social Stress Test”-- an anxiety-inducing routine in which the participants must undergo a fake job interview, with a three-minute speech about why they are the ideal candidate and an on-the-spot mental arithmetic test.
A further 133 participants were then asked to rate videos of the fake interviews -- with questions about how stressed the person appeared to be, and how much they liked the person they saw. Psychologsts, meanwhile, counted how many times the participants showed non-verbal signs of stress.
As the researchers had expected, the people rating the videos were able to predict how stressed the interviewees felt, and this seemed to come from those characteristic non-verbal signals. Most importantly, those perceptions then influenced the raters’ judgements of the interviewees’ likeability -- for the better. The more the interviewees showed signs of stress, the more appealing they were to the people watching their videos.
“This tells us that these behaviors are not just functionless by-products of stress, but actually have communicative functions,” Whitehouse says.
32. What can we learn from the author’s experience?
A. He can hardly put up with his anxiety.
B. He tends to hide his anxious feelings.
C. He encourages others to express themselves.
D. He is good at comforting someone with anxiety.
33. What did Whitehouse find out about rhesus macaques in his 2021 study?
A. Their anxiety could help bring others closer to them.
B. Their anxiety could be easily discovered by humans.
C. They behaved gently around higher-ranking individuals.
D. They showed various non-verbal sigals before stranger.
34. What is the finding of the researchers’ test?
A. Showing stress can lead to negative judgements.
B. Showing stress can make people more likeable.
C. People who show stress perform better in the test.
D. People tend to look down upon those who show stress.
35. What is the significance of the study’s results?
A. To help us prepare for job interviews.
B. To provide a proper way to deal with stress.
C. To show the value of nervous interviewees.
D. To justify the behaviors caused by stress.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
This year, everything is getting more expensive. This is called inflation. The word inflation comes from inflate, which means “to grow big”. For instance, we inflate balloons. 36 When everyone suddenly wants the same thing, it becomes scarce and the price goes up because people will pay more to get it. In fact, inflation has been described as “too much money chasing too few goods”.
37 During that time, people all over the world spent little money, because they were forced to stay home. Fuel prices dropped because people weren’t really going anywhere. But now that everything is getting back to normal in many countries, people want to go out and meet friends, get their hair properly cut and generally spend money again. So the demand for goods and services is rising rapidly.
In fact, the world has been hit by a number of drastic problems all coming together, ranging from the pandemic to war to climate change. Oil and gas prices dropped during the pandemic, but now have shot up again. 38 Extreme weather events all over the world have made things much worse. For example, droughts in China and California threatened hydropower, while heavy rainfall and flooding in South and Southeast Asia disrupted coal mining in countries like India and China. The cost of coffee increased when Brazil—the world’s largest producer—had a poor harvest after severe drought. 39
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that 2023 could be the “darkest hour” for the global economy: “The three largest economies — the United States, China and the Euro area—will continue to stall. The worst is yet to come.” But, to end on a hopeful note, experts say that manufacturing and tourism are gradually rebounding in Malaysia, Thailand and the Pacific island countries. 40
A．The Covid-19 pandemic is the main cause.
B．Therefore, we should prepare for “the worst”.
C．So we can hope ”the worst" can be prevented.
D．In the case of money, inflation means the price of things is rising.
E．There is also a shortage of materials like plastic, concrete and steel.
F．All of this hits the poor the hardest, and leads to fewer goods being bought.
G．The war in Ukraine has affected the supply of gas to Europe, as this mostly comes from Russia.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Borneo is home to some of the most extraordinary wildlife. Several years ago, I decided to go there for a visit. A local person offered to be my guide, which was a great 41 for me.
One day, my guide turned off the smooth road and took me across a 42 hillside instead. We picked our way carefully when 43 , a Rafflesia (大王花) popped into my view among those stones. Oh, dear! More than 44 , I bent down and put my nose practically inside the flower’s core.
Nevertheless, to my surprise, it was only one of the 45 during the trip.
As I 46 the end of my trip, there was still something I had yet to see. We planned to hunt for most feared creature there, the saltwater crocodile, which can grow to a length of 6 meters or more. 47 we shone a flashlight towards the muddy shore, little sounds 48 in the darkness as if something unseen underwater had broken the 49 . Taking a second look, we spotted two greedy eyes just 50 the water line. As we drew near, it moved and we saw clearly it was a crocodile. With great caution, we neared it and finally could 51 its true dimensions. It was a baby — no more than 0.6 meter long. Aha, whatever, I could now report to the 52 back home, who had never been to Borneo, that I had 53 a hungry crocodile in the wild and lived to tell the tale.
The world out there is so 54 . Don’t let work 55 your life. Why not step outdoors and enjoy the wonders nature offers t